Pokerrrr 2 app on my iPhone. Swipe swipe swipe. Ive had a few misclicks here and there and the was the infamous phone drop incident of 2022. But otherwise pretty easy.
Help managing heartrate (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Frogzilla
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You and I both know Propranolol isn't useful for much else besides this and esophageal varices
Even for esophageal varices and portal hypertension we use nadolol, not propranolol (because of inconvenient dosing requirements).
Rakrul
Straight
well now i have to ask if i should be worried about propranolol for some reason? i have been taking it for well over a decade, primarily when i give presentations at work. i don't have "crippling" performance-related anxiety anymore, but it used to be worse - but still certainly enough that i strongly benefit from something to take the edge off. i have learned over time (with my doctor's involvement) that 40-60mg of propranolol an hour before go-time is the sweet spot to level me out, feel more comfortable, and keep my heart rate in check. for larger poker tournaments where i think nerves may become a factor, i will pop 20mg as a precaution (i have mentioned this to my doctor, and he doesn't seem to have any issue with it). i've certainly wondered if there is some placebo effect going on too.
side note - any dose of propranolol guarantees some crazy vivid dreams for me that night. never nightmares, just really involved shit.
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louBdub
Full House
If your heart rate goes up, you’re giving something away. I promise.
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Full House
bergs
Royal Flush
I play every hand so my heart rate stays at 200-220. If it drops below 170, I start potting blind just to feel something.
bergs
Royal Flush
I do something similar…
I don’t often play online but when I do I put a strap around the engine block of a 1968 V-8 Mercury and pull it up a 7% incline using nothing but my teeth.
I find it’s pretty easy to keep the heart rate level when I’m potting or bluffing or calling considering that one false move would cause both my mandible to be forcibly torn from my body and a 3000 lb missile of Detroit steel to hurdle down a steep road at frighteningly high speeds to anyone coming up the mountain.
I actually have an idea for a poker tournament where everyone has to start on a treadmill and finish 7 miles at a minimum speed. The faster you complete it, the sooner you can sit down and fully focus on poker, but those running faster maybe at a temporary disadvantage.
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Frogzilla
4 of a Kind
Definitely interesting. Kinda reminds me of chessboxing
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Frogzilla
4 of a Kind
I have a tournament tonight, definitely gonna try the breathing recommendations.
Was planning on trying the treadmill thing for the PCF PLO5 game last night but frustratingly couldn’t get P* to load.
Was planning on trying the treadmill thing for the PCF PLO5 game last night but frustratingly couldn’t get P* to load.
Aw, it was a good game. I got it in good!!
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Frogzilla
4 of a Kind
Do I have to play on a laptop or do they finally have a mobile app for the home games
The laptop was 45 minutes of a frustration and ended where I started
They have a mobile app called PokerStars lite. I tried using it recently and got some error about being logged on on another device. Others have reported it working though, I think.
I remember using it on my phone a while back and found it barely tolerable for a two-card game an impractical for others, but it might be fine on a tablet.
5-card Omaha high is an interesting game. Do many people play it in the real world?
jdub
Pair
I have a fortunate super power. I don't get the shakes until after I'm scooping chips. Then it hits me. It worked the same way for me in the military, which is a good thing.
Of course, I have to tell people on the next hand that the shakes are from the last hand.
Of course, I have to tell people on the next hand that the shakes are from the last hand.
JustinInMN
4 of a Kind
Not sure if this applies...
This may not be exactly about heart rate, but when first started playing in (at least what I thought back then) were bigger games, I noticed caffeine use affected me in bigger spots (especially Mountain Dew) to the point I was visibly shaking. I learned to cut back and slow down and it made a difference.
This may not be exactly about heart rate, but when first started playing in (at least what I thought back then) were bigger games, I noticed caffeine use affected me in bigger spots (especially Mountain Dew) to the point I was visibly shaking. I learned to cut back and slow down and it made a difference.
renegadegatorman
High Hand
I get all flush in the face before I play, feels like I'm coming down with a fever but goes away after about 30 minutes of playing, can't help it.
No, not necessarily. But most people are probably only using 10-20mg before performing, not 40-60mg.
I'd rather get all flush in the cards
renegadegatorman
High Hand
I gotta get flush with something because it aint gonna be the cards lol
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Frogzilla
4 of a Kind
This breathing thing is magical
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Frogzilla
4 of a Kind
Just flopped a boat, rivered quads. Heart rate steady. Lost that hand though. Lost only 3 bb total. Ribbit
How do you lose flopping a boat and rivering quads? Let alone 3bb.
Was the board QQQxQ and you had 22?
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Frogzilla
4 of a Kind
no, 2 limps, SB completes, I check option 66 in BB,
flop 444, one bet for 2bb im the only caller
turn j check check
River 4 check check he has king high
The description was better without the details
flop 444, one bet for 2bb im the only caller
turn j check check
River 4 check check he has king high
The description was better without the details
Beer or any alcohol will increase your bp/heart rate.
Talk to your doctor. There are some mild anti-anxiety meds he can prescribe.
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Frogzilla
4 of a Kind
day 2 of first buy-in since starting this thread continues today. Going to be utilizing the breathing again. It’s pretty good.
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Frogzilla
4 of a Kind
Yea the breathing thing has helped a ton.
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